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I tell people what Dr. Sabbatine thinks (that Stralchus has a weapon), but that he lacks the knowledge and courage to use it. We must seize the Ziggurat!

You deliver a fulminating speech, denouncing Stralchus as a fool who controls what he cannot effectively command, igniting the villagers' ire against him. The Ziggurat's constant slave raids help there; this is not manufactured rage. Many villagers, especially the new refugees, have lost friends to the Cerulean Guards. Soon the River People have recommitted themselves to stopping the Ziggurat.

"Whatever that was, exactly," Control says, "our work here is nearly complete. Get some rest, Crowchar. We begin initial transference tomorrow."

She's still staring at the sun.